140 XLIII. LEGUMINOS^R. 



Desmodiutn — contd. 



rhytidophyllum, F. v. M. 

 campylocaulon, F. v. M. 

 nemorosum, F. v. M. — Under the name " Wild Pea," this is 



reputed poisonous to stock, 

 trichostachyum, Bcnth. (Fig. 115 bis.) 

 polycarpum, DC. 

 trichocaulon, DC. 

 Muelleri, Benth. 

 reni forme, DC. 

 parvifolium, DC. 

 acanthocladum, F.v. M. 

 triquetrum. DC. 

 *gyrans, DC. — Moving-plant ; sometimes seen as a garden 



weed. The lateral leaflets moving by jerks make it an 



interesting object. A native of India and Malay 



Islands. 



Pycnospora, R. Br. 



hedysaroides, R. Br. 



Uraria, Desv. 

 picta, Desv. 



cylindracea, Bcnth. (Fig. 115 ter.) 

 lagopoides, DC. 



Alysicarpus, Neck. 

 vaginalis, DC. 

 rugosus, DC. 



Lespedeza, Mich. 



cuneata, G. Don. 



Tribe VII, — Viciem. 

 *Vicia, Linn. 



sativa, Linn. — Common Vetch ; contains prussic acid. 



Europe, 

 hirsuta, Koch. — Hairy Vetch; contains prussic acid. 

 Europe. 



Abrus, Linn. 



precatorius, Linn. — Seeds called " Crab's-eyes" ; also " Je- 

 querity. 5 ' " Do-anjin-jin" of Batavia River and " Pundir- 

 pundir" of Cooktown natives. " Boan" of Cardwell 

 natives (R.B.H.). Seeds considered poisonous. The 

 seed said by some writers to be the unit of weight 

 employed by the Burmese. 



